JS Rafaeli

2022 midterms

The Republican Party Has Been Infiltrated by Far-Right Extremists

Voters in the U.S. midterms are faced with a Republican Party accommodating election deniers, conspiracy theorists and far-right radicals.
Tim Hume
JS Rafaeli
Stacey Naggiar
Isa Tejera
11.7.22
War on Drugs

The Cop Who Busted the Beatles Now Wants to Legalise All Drugs

Norman “Nobby” Pilcher was one of the UK's first drug warriors. These days, he's anything but.
JS Rafaeli
1.26.21
police

Police Manipulated Me Into Becoming a Gang Informant When I Was a Child

The story of how British police recruited a vulnerable teenager to spy on dangerous drug gangs.
Sam
8.25.20
Weed

I Give Out Illegal Cannabis Oil for Free

"It's pretty much the opposite of the usual drug dealer model. This isn't about making money, it's purely about helping people in need."
JS Rafaeli
3.4.20
Manifestos Explained

Drugs: What Are the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems Promising?

Want to know which party wants to reform our outdated drug laws? Read on.
JS Rafaeli
12.11.19
LGBTQ

Non-Binary People Tell Us Why They Need Legal Recognition

It’s not just about which toilet you use.
JS Rafaeli
10.21.19
county lines

'County Lines' Is About More Than Just Drugs

We spoke to director Henry Blake about his new film on the "going country" phenomenon.
JS Rafaeli
10.10.19
drug features

Africa Is Going Through an Opioid Crisis, But It's Not What You Think

Labourers are taking counterfeit pills in order to work longer hours.
JS Rafaeli
8.7.19
Drugs

The Obvious Problem with Using Children as Drug Gang Informants

This week, the Home Office fought a children's charity in court to defend police use of child spies in infiltrating county lines gangs – and won.
JS Rafaeli
7.12.19
Gay Pride

These Are the Radical Roots of British Gay Pride

The activists who started UK Pride are demanding a return to its revolutionary roots.
JS Rafaeli
7.4.19
Drugs

How the Drug War Eats the Poor

According to a new report by the NGO Health Poverty Action, prohibition drives poverty and criminality in places like Brazil and India.
JS Rafaeli
JS Rafaelli
2.4.19
Drugs

When Boots Prescribed Heroin, the UK Did Drug Policy Right

Before America's War on Drugs, the "British System" was successful in keeping addiction rates low and drug-associated crime nonexistent.
JS Rafaeli
10.4.18
0105